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Friday, August 22, 2014

Vacation souvenir rock paperweight tutorial

When you travel for vacation do you visit a gift shop and
pick up a souvenir of your trip? Most souvenirs are only visiting just like you
and originate in a factory in some other place. So, in effect, the wallet you
pull out to pay for it just as much a souvenir. Want a real souvenir? Well then go get your rock, paper and scissors!

When I vacation I simply pick up a nice rock, or small stone
from the side of the road or anywhere it’s ok to do that.The rock is actually a piece of the
place.When I get home I use a sharpie,
some Modpodge decoupage glue and an image that represents the vacation from my
computer and printer.Voila!An instant real souvenir and it is pretty
much free! Follow this tutorial and you can have a piece of your vacation
memory forever.Hint:Shells and small driftwood work for this
project too.

You will need:

Rock, shell, or driftwood in your choice of size

Modpodge decoupage glue (You can use outdoor modpodge if
your rock is large and you want to display it outdoors)

Sharpie marker

Computer and printer

Scissors

Small paintbrush

Waxed paper

1.Wash and dry the rock. Gather your supplies and cover your work surface with some waxed paper. Use your printer to print an image that
represents the area or an even a small personal photo on all-purpose
paper.Carefully cut out the image. (I
like to use the state seals)

2.Brush some Modpodge glue generously on the
flattest side of the rock.Place the
image on the glued area and brush some more glue on top.Let dry.When dry brush another coat over entire rock.Let dry.

3.When the glue has dried use a sharpie marker to
write the place and date on the rock. You can write on the back or the bottom optionally. Brush another coat of Modpodge glue on the writing to protect it.

Note:You can also
use personal vacation photos, tickets, images cut out from travel
pamphlets.The sky is the limit for personalization!

This fun post was featured on my blog as part of this week's "Tuesdays with a Twist" (blog hop): http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/2014/09/time-to-link-up-tuesdays-with-twist.htmlThank you so much!Angie

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